1840s dress.

c. 1845 dress from Fashion Institute of Technology collection.

I love how fitted and severe the mid-1840s style is. It’s really put together!

Cotton dress, circa 1840, American. From the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

1837 French cotton wedding dress. From the Metropolitan Museum, Costume Institute.

Amazing 1840s mourning dress at the Met Museum of Art.